Bengaluru launches recycled water supply scheme from today. Key things to knowThe Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is starting the distribution of recycled water for construction purposes from today t...
02 Apr, 2024, 08.56 AM IST
Bengaluru water crisis: India’s most innovative cities are running out of waterDuring the construction of Egypt's pyramids, the Indus Valley civilisation thrived with advanced cities, art, and undeciphered writing. Now...
01 Apr, 2024, 09.35 AM IST
Bengaluru IT companies, facing WFH demands, get a message on water crisisThe Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has assured IT companies in the city of ample water supply amid reports of invitation...
29 Mar, 2024, 03.35 PM IST
DryLuru: India’s Silicon Valley either looking up at the skies or awaiting tankers for waterIndia’s technology city is either looking up at the skies or awaiting tankers for water. Since Cauvery alone cannot fulfill Bengaluru’s wat...
21 Mar, 2024, 09.03 PM IST
As employees in Bengaluru skip office amid water crisis, employers face fresh challengesBengaluru is hit by a water crisis worsened by urbanization. 'Silicon Valley of India' needs mandatory water harvesting and other conservat...
18 Mar, 2024, 01.08 PM IST
Bengaluru water crisis: A 70% drop in this key stat shows why India's Silicon Valley is parched, as per IIScBengaluru faces severe water scarcity amid its worst drought in 30-40 years, with an IISc study attributing it to a 70% decline in the city...
14 Mar, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
Bengaluru water crisis sparks demand for remote work optionsBengaluru is facing a severe water crisis, leading residents to urge employers for work-from-home option. The Bangalore Water Supply and Se...
13 Mar, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
Bengaluru water crisis: BJP leaders demonstrate with empty pots to protest 'government inaction'Karnataka BJP leaders staged a sit-in in Bengaluru, brandishing water pots and wearing Siddaramaiah-masks. MP Tejasvi Surya accused Congres...
12 Mar, 2024, 07.21 PM IST
Water crisis: Legal action against drilling unauthorised borewells in Bengaluru, says BWSSBBWSSB said in an order that before drilling borewells for personal or other use in Bengaluru city, it is mandatory to obtain permission fro...
11 Mar, 2024, 02.09 PM IST
Bengaluru's dry run is a national crisisIndian cities, including Bengaluru, are facing grave water risk due to poor water management, water-illiterate residents, contaminated supp...
10 Mar, 2024, 11.14 PM IST
How IT companies in Bengaluru are preparing for the water crisisBengaluru is facing a severe water shortage, impacting industries and residents. The Karnataka government is addressing the issue, but BJP ...
07 Mar, 2024, 12.34 PM IST
Bengaluru water crisis: RWAs ban car washing, ask residents to use disposables and wet wipes amid shortageBengaluru's resident welfare associations have taken decisive action in response to the city's escalating water crisis. Implementing water ...
06 Mar, 2024, 05.44 PM IST
These Bengalureans are trying to solve the water problemSince July 2016, over 75,000 households in Bengaluru are paying a penalty of 50% on their monthly water bill.
28 Jun, 2019, 12.24 PM IST
Bengaluru water crisis: Borewells are aggravating rather than solving itAs water from the river Cauvery is yet to reach their homes, the residents of Ramagondanahalli are left at the mercy of private suppliers w...
26 Apr, 2019, 11.28 AM IST
Glass half full: Bengaluru restaurants find a new way to tackle water crisisThe restaurants have recently started reusing the leftover water to wash rice or clean utensils.
14 Mar, 2019, 12.06 PM IST
Water crisis: Bengaluru might head Cape Town wayAccording to a statement issued by CSE ahead of World Water Day, the water table in Bengaluru has shrunk from 10-12 m to 76-91 m in just tw...
21 Mar, 2018, 07.31 PM IST
- IT capital is also a killer of lakes
There was a time when unfiltered, clear water from the 625 lakes of Bangalore used to be supplied to homes for drinking.
05 Jun, 2012, 08.00 AM IST